00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217611916279 Buklod 20230619154520.0 m go j cr |n |||auu|a 140617s2013 nyua rb |001 0|eng d 9780465031252 (iLib)UPD-00254207154 DLC DMLS rda eng DMLUC HD 87 E23 2013 Easterly, William 1957- author. The tyranny of experts economists, dictators, and the forgotten rights of the poor William Easterly. New York Basic Books [2013] aviii, 394 pages illustrations 25 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier "A member of the Perseus Book Group"--Title page. Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-380) and index. Part. 1. The debate that never happened. Introduction -- Two Nobel Laureates and the debate they never had -- pt. 2. Why the debate never happened : the real history of the development idea. Once upon a time in China -- Race, war, and the fate of Africa -- One day in Bogotá -- pt. 3. The blank slate versus learning from history. Values : the long struggle for individual rights -- Institutions : we oppress them if we can -- The majority dream -- pt. 4. Nations versus individuals. Homes or prisons? : Nations and migrations -- How much do nations matter? -- pt. 5. Conscious design versus spontaneous solutions. Markets : the association of problem-solvers -- Technology : how to succeed without knowing how -- Leaders : how we are seduced by benevolent autocrats -- Conclusion. Over the last century, global poverty has largely been viewed as a technical problem that merely requires the right "expert" solutions. Yet all too often, experts recommend solutions that fix immediate problems without addressing the systemic political factors that created them in the first place. Further, they produce an accidental collusion with "benevolent autocrats," leaving dictators with yet more power to violate the rights of the poor. Economic policy. Economic policy Social aspects Developing countries. Poverty Economic aspects Developing countries. Book FO UPD DMLS HD 87 E23 2013 Book